🏀 No. 10/7 Alabama Suffers First SEC Loss, Falling at No. 18/17 Missouri, 68-65

[RTB.com]

Where: Missouri Arena

When: 11 a.m. CT, Saturday

TV: ESPN

Radio: Crimson Tide Sports Network

Online: ESPN.com

 

[TerryP]

When Mizzou came into the conference one program I expected to do well was their men's basketball program. If you don't remember, they'd been to the dance four years in a row, including an Elite Eight appearance, the four years before entering the SEC.

Bama's been struggling over the last few years, right? Can you see how this blurb from SI caught my eye and shocked me a bit?

This will only be the 17th meeting between these two schools. Alabama leads the series all-time with a record of 11-5. The Crimson Tide is 3-3 all-time on the road in Columbia. Overall, Alabama has won seven of the 11 meetings since Missouri joined the SEC dating back to Jan. 8, 2013.

I expected more of a .500 tilt.

 

[TerryP]

 

[1CrimsonTider]

How big of a game is this for us? The LSU Florida game carries some weight this weekend.

 

[UAgrad93]

CNO needs to have the guys tuned in and ready to go from the tip in the morning. We don't need a sluggish start like we had at OU. Mizzou does a pretty good job on defending the 3, so we need to tighten up our jockstraps and make those inside shots, get to the FT line and make them, and play our defense.

 

[mando]

When Mizzou came into the conference one program I expected to do well was their men's basketball program. If you don't remember, they'd been to the dance four years in a row, including an Elite Eight appearance, the four years before entering the SEC.

Bama's been struggling over the last few years, right? Can you see how this blurb from SI caught my eye and shocked me a bit?



I expected more of a .500 tilt.

Well they are that in Columbia. Need to be 4-3 after this weekend. To be a real contender they need to win these type of games.

 

[TerryP]

How big of a game is this for us? The LSU Florida game carries some weight this weekend.

While not technically a win would essentially give the Tide a five game lead with seven to play. They have the tiebreakers with all of the four loss teams sans Arkansas (two and a half weeks away.)

As far as playing Arkansas is concerned they'd have to beat Bama by 31 to be tied.

 

[TerryP]

To be a real contender

They already are a real contender.

 

[50+yeartidefan]

They already are a real contender.

For getting to final four......and against teams that have a biggggg man inside....( taking away some inside stuff)
They needto start hitting the 3s again.....
Hard to fihure how they most all went dry at same time...andi know Ds have tightned up...buttttt
Still a lot of wide open shots not falling

 

[mando]

They already are a real contender.

Keep showing it on the court until no on else is standing. Maybe poorly worded but showing it means going into Norman Oklahoma and winning the same with Mizzou. I am not talking about just making the tournament, if you get a #1/#2 seed much more is expected thus the real contender comment.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

This afternoon’s press conference... tune in for the basketball talk, stick around for the Bright Star question...

 

[#80]

The line was just posted the Tide is a 3 pt favorite.

 

[TerryP]

$60 cover getting into Rounders last night.

I know BB has a "watch party" going on today for the game. I'd love to see what cover(s) are being charged today around T-town.

 

[TerryP]

 

[mando]

Better show more energy that the first 9 minutes.

 

[mando]

Pretty pathetic so far. Can't even get the ball in bound. They may come back and smoke Mizzou but it is crap like this that makes me shall I say doubt the #1 seed talk.

 

[bamanc50]

Give Missouri credit. They are outplaying Bama.

 

[Brandon Van de Graaff]

Getting our noses rubbed in it on both ends.

 

[252BAMA]

Bama has played with no intensity nor confidence for several games now. Earlier in the year they would SHOOT a three and KNOW it was going in. Now they are THROWING it up and HOPING it goes in.

 

[mando]

Effort on the D is going to have to pick it up to get them back in this game. Pretty sloppy. Waaaaay to many turnovers simply dribbling, getting the ball inbound and free throws. Been a turnover machine. But hey they are a #1 seed just like a win over Duke in football is a quality win.

Pathetic half of Basketball.